ROO ACTING FUNNY

[bunch-a-chickens]

I have a rooster that walks with one whole side dropped down. He also has trouble flying. Think it may have had a stroke? I just want to know whats wrong with it.

 

[rooster-red]

You'll have to give a little more info like how long its been this way, age, what kind of enviroment it lives in, what is being fed, etc... so that we can help.

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

The roos a little over half a year old, when he started doing this about a week ago they had been eating scratch for a long while with what ever scraps we had on hand. scraps weren't anything unusual, vegees and fruits. it lives in a coop with about 20 other chickens. they go out into a run if we're not home, and rome free outside when we are. the coop is cleaned often, water is cleaned often, over all very clean conditions. Every now and then i clean the coop with bleach water(when they're out and about of course)to disinfect.

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

Any idea?

 

[jjthink]

Hi.

Scratch does not have the nutrition he needs; it is a snack food. He should be on a good game bird maintenance diet or chicken food that is ideally not layer food (too much calcium). To quote the ever helpful Diana of the Netherlands, also use a good nutritional supplement like Avia Charge 2000 in the water (can order from McMurray Hatchery). I would hurry.

Re: his immediate problem, I'm afraid I don't know without further info (so many possibilities) - is it possible to get him to a good avian vet?

Sending best wishes.
JJ

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

well, when we ran out of feed i was just giving them scratch and any scraps, but today we got some feed. i have a few chickens that do lay, one coop, so they all eat the same thing. the feed i got was layers crumbles. We don't live anywhere near anything so a bird vet is out of the question. mostly because my parents would rather me buy another chicken than pay so much for a vet. we live near a lot of woods so he could have been bitten in the leg causing that side to slouch, stroke, good fight. I can understand why it's hard to diagnose the problem.


And off subject, can these sub topics be deleted when i get the info i want, or do they just get really old and are automatically deleted?

 

[rooster-red]

Does he seem to be limping?

Have you checked the bottom of the foot on the affected side?

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

kinda yes he is limping but i have not checked the foot. i will do it in the morning but i don't think a foot injury would have made him this lop-sided

 

[rooster-red]

Check his foot for signs of bumblefoot.

Use the search to find lots of threads on this condition.

Keep us updated.

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

He can stand on that leg as long as he can the other. but when running he seems off balance rather than infected foot. i will check tomorrow though.